#1Famous people · Watkins
Eugene McCarthy is the only name on the Watkins list
Eugene McCarthy, the American politician, was born in 1916. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 38 languages. Across Minnesota, 421 towns list someone born there.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Eugene McCarthy
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
Eugene McCarthy
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Watkins
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Watkins and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Eugene McCarthy: Louis Fabian Bachrach Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons